Be Still
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
— Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
Brother Lawrence was a monk in Paris who spent years scrubbing pots in the monastery kitchen. Visitors wanted dramatic prayer in the chapel. He found God in the sink: fork in hand, water running, mind on Jesus. The psalm says stop and know I am God. Stillness fits into ordinary chores when your heart turns toward Him.
Saturday, 10 a.m. Dishes in the sink, laundry in a pile, your phone buzzing. You feel behind before the day begins. Put one chore down for sixty seconds. God meets you in the kitchen, not only in quiet rooms. You can breathe here.
Ten Still Minutes
- 1Pick one ordinary chore today. Do it slowly and say once per minute: 'You are God. I am not.'
- 2Ask someone in your home: 'Can we sit quietly for five minutes?' Phones off, no fixing.
Lord, the dishes wait and my mind races. Meet me at this sink like You met Brother Lawrence. Quiet my soul in ordinary minutes.
What would ten honest minutes of stillness change in you today?
Is stillness the same as doing nothing?
It is intentional pause, making room to know God, not endless distraction.
What if my mind will not stop?
Gently return to 'You are God' each time. Stillness is practice, not perfection.
Why on Saturday?
A weekly pause can reset the soul before another busy stretch.